I was talking about the opening sentence of my novel with a writing friend recently. The conversation reminded me of an old post I wrote. It’s been a few years, but here it is: Thursday, March 17th, I spent the morning in anxiety, the afternoon in ecstasy, and the evening unconscious. “Risk” by Dick Francis…
Writing
Incredible Bird Calls
In my current manuscript I make a reference to the call of a kookaburra. I assumed (incorrectly as it turns out) the kookaburra would be one of our Aussie animals that everyone knew, like kangaroos or koalas – because of its call. Uh uh. It’s a shame, because we have so many unique bird calls…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Procrastination
It’s getting late in the year, nearing the end of the school year and summer holidays and Christmas is approaching. So life is getting crazy busy. I’m getting weary and am ready for the year to end. It also means it’s much easier to find myself procrastinating instead of writing (or doing one of the…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison